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BAMF's November 2017 Cinejourney

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0 Stars

4.9

4.1

Deep (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Dwight Schultz
Bob Bergen
Jess Harnell
and
Phil LaMarr

True Rating: 0.1/10

Body Count- 17 (Though they are all just skeletons we see)

Deep Pain

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1 Star

3.5

5.5

Pup Star: Better 2Gether (2017)...

Familiar Actors:
Obba Babatundé
Lombardo Boyar
Chris Coppola
David DeLuise
Josh Flitter
Benjamin Flores Jr.
Kaitlyn Maher
Jonathan Mangum
Ziggy Marley
Makenzie Moss
Madison Pettis
Jed Rees
Michael Teigen
Steve Valentine
and
Danny Woodburn

True Rating: 0.5/10

BAMF's rating:

3.5

4.6

Pup Star (2016)...

Familiar Actors:
Makenzie Moss
Jonathan Mangum
Kaitlyn Maher
Nikki Blonsky
Ziggy Marley
Steve Valentine
George Newbern
John Ratzenberger
Maulik Pancholy
Chris Coppola
Tom Everett Scott
Jed Rees
David DeLuise
Danny Woodburn
Diedrich Bader
Obba Babatundé
Jordan Houston
Bonnie Somerville
and
Lombardo Boyar

True Rating: 1/10

Note: Typical Air Bud type of movie. The dogs looked how I felt (Bored). The voice actors didn't match with the dogs that were chosen. Some pretty bad acting which I pretty much expected. The songs were pretty cheesy, but I did find a few that were decent.

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2 Stars

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

3.4

4.2

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Alicia Silverstone
Tom Everett Scott
Chris Coppola
and
Beth Keener

True Rating: 2.2/10

Note: Terrible CGI moments and the new Roderick was terrible. Definitely better off not doing it than recasting it. Although I enjoyed Tom Everett Scott and Alicia Silverstone.

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3 Stars

3.8

4.7

Ripped

Familiar Actors:
Faizon Love
Russell Peters
Alex Meneses
Kyle Massey
Sonny Carl Davis
and
Gary Teague

True Rating: 2.8/10

Note: It's a low budget barely funny stoner comedy. One scene near the end goes too far for no reason. I admit there were bits that were actually funny, but I don't even think stoners would like this one that much.

BAMF's rating:

236

2.3

3.2

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Familiar Actors:
T.J. Miller
James Corden
Anna Faris
Maya Rudolph
Steven Wright
Jennifer Coolidge
Patrick Stewart
Christina Aguilera
Sofia Vergara
Rachael Ray
Sean Hayes
Jake T. Austin
Tati Gabrielle
Jeffrey Ross
Anthony Leondis
Liam Aiken
Adam Brown
Conrad Vernon
Carlos Alazraqui
Bob Bergen
Elizabeth Daily
Debi Derryberry
Keith Ferguson
Jess Harnell
Amy Hill
John Kassir
Phil LaMarr
Mona Marshall
Scott Menville
Laraine Newman
Tara Strong
Fred Tatasciore
Jessika Van
Diamond White
Debra Wilson
and
Matthew Wood

True Rating: 3.3/10

Body Count- 12ish

Note: I can't decide if the movie is a Meh or a Poop emoji. It's got tired jokes and is very much a Wreck-It Ralph copy. Also the animation was too bland. Also the candy crush scene was annoying for reasons many should understand lol. There were a few ideas I liked here and there oddly enough.

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4 Stars

Prankz (2017)

Familiar Actors:
None

True Rating: 4.4/10

Body Count- 0

Note: If it hadn't been so obvious that the whole thing was a prank or if they made it real it would have been so much better. Hugely disappointing! The actual pranks were fun too watch though.

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6 Stars

4.6

5.3

November Criminals (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Chloe Moretz
Ansel Elgort
Catherine Keener
David Strathairn
Terry Kinney
Cory Hardrict
Daniel Flaherty
Victor Williams
Philip Ettinger
Richard Pacheco
and
Jeffery Kincannon

True Rating: 6.4/10

Body Count- 2

BAMF's rating:

709

5.4

6.2

Justice League (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Gal Gadot
Robin Wright
Jason Momoa
Connie Nielsen
Amy Adams
Ben Affleck
Ezra Miller
Amber Heard
Henry Cavill
Diane Lane
Billy Crudup
J.K. Simmons
Ciarán Hinds
Jeremy Irons
Ray Fisher
Lisa Loven Kongsli
Michael McElhatton
Samantha Jo
Joe Morton
Andrea Vasiliou
Eleanor Matsuura
Marc McClure
Pete Buzzsaw Holland
and
Holt McCallany
with
Jesse Eisenberg
and
Joe Manganiello

True Rating: 5.5/10

Body Count- A couple hundred (Many are alluded to as they aren't shown on screen)

Note: Flash and Wonder Woman are my faves and there are some moments throughout that were good, but a lot of it was just disappointing.

BAMF's rating:

194

5.6

Little Monsters

Familiar Actors:
Fred Savage
Howie Mandel
Daniel Stern
Rick Ducommun
Frank Whaley
Ben Savage
and
Devin Ratray

True Rating: 6.3/10

Body Count- 2

Note: Reminded me of Don't Look Under the Bed which I enjoyed a lot as a kid. This was just kind of okay.

BAMF's rating:

3.1

4.2

Bedeviled

Familiar Actors:
Saxon Sharbino
Bonnie Morgan
Brandon Soo Hoo
Alexis G. Zall
Brett Wagner
and
Angelina Armani

True Rating: 6/10

Body Count- 6

Note: It actually did a few things that make it a little different, but it has it's flaws. It's not that bad though.

BAMF's rating:

4.5

4.1

All I Need (2016)

Familiar Actors:
Caitlin Stasey
and
Rachel Melvin

True Rating: 5.6/10

Body Count- Around 16

Note: Interesting twist, but kind of disappointed with the ending. A different sort of horror though.

BAMF's rating:

271

7.2

7.1

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) (2002)

Familiar Actors:
Shinji Takeda
Ken'ichi Endô
and
Yoshiyuki Morishita

True Rating: 5.4/10

Body Count- 15

Note: I have been wanting to see this for awhile. I love Takashi Miike's work and could never find it. It was an interesting watch, but ultimately ended up being quite disappointing. I was told there were zombies which had only one scene where they did nothing. It's a strange mashup of musical, horror, claymation, and WTF moments. Many things happen that don't really make sense which I usually don't mind. I felt this could have been much better than it was.

BAMF's rating:

5.8

6.4

Wheelman

Familiar Actors:
Frank Grillo
Caitlin Carmichael
Garret Dillahunt
John Cenatiempo
Slaine
Jeffery Kincannon
and
Shea Whigham

True Rating: 6.4/10

Body Count- 4

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7 Stars

6.2

7.6

Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Benjamin Flores Jr.
Anndi McAfee
Dan Castellaneta
Tress MacNeille
Justin Shenkarow
Olivia Hack
Maurice LaMarche
Kath Soucie
Nika Futterman
Ernie Hudson
James Belushi
Alfred Molina
Danny Cooksey
Carlos Alazraqui
Toran Caudell
Jamil Walker Smith
and
Craig Bartlett

True Rating: 7.4/10

Body Count- At least 8 (I know right!)

Note: After a decade and a half Hey Arnold returns and gives one of it's warmest stories yet. So many things happened that as a fan I just loved.

BAMF's rating:

334

5.2

6.3

The Boss Baby (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Alec Baldwin
Steve Buscemi
Jimmy Kimmel
Lisa Kudrow
Tobey Maguire
Conrad Vernon
David Soren
Edie Mirman
Tom McGrath
and
Chris Miller

True Rating: 7.4/10

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Blood Hunt (2017)

Familiar Actors:
None

True Rating: 7.4/10

Body Count- 4

Note: It definitely reminds me of Wolf Creek. Doesn't quite reach greatness, but it's a pretty good flick. Not for the squeamish though. The beginning is a bit slow, but after about 25 mins it kicks into high gear and doesn't really let go.

BAMF's rating:

177

6.1

5.7

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

Familiar Actress:
Brinke Stevens

True Rating: 6.7/10

Body Count- 14

Note: It's kind of dumb, but also very amusing. So I'm not gonna lie. I liked it.

BAMF's rating:

6.3

6.9

Our Souls at Night (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Jane Fonda
Robert Redford
Judy Greer
Matthias Schoenaerts
Bruce Dern
and
Phyllis Somerville

True Rating: 7.4/10

Body Count- 2

Note: A sweet little slice of life story. Not amazing, but the performances are excellent!

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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

158

6.7

6.9

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Adam Sandler
Grace Van Patten
Dustin Hoffman
Elizabeth Marvel
Emma Thompson
Daniel Flaherty
Judd Hirsch
Rebecca Miller
Sigourney Weaver
Josh Hamilton
Ben Stiller
Adam Driver
Candice Bergen
Sakina Jaffrey
Michael Chernus
Victor Cruz
Germar Terrell Gardner
Annabelle Dexter-Jones
and
Marquis Rodriguez

True Rating: 7.4/10

Note: It reminded me of Wes Anderson movies and lo and behold that's because a writer who works with him wrote and directed this as well. A very odd movie, but definitely intriguing.

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8 Stars

6.1

6.2

The Wall

Familiar Actors:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
and
John Cena

True Rating: 8.2/10

Body Count- Somewhere around 14

BAMF's rating:

156

7.1

7.2

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Jennifer Carpenter
Vince Vaughn
Tom Guiry
Don Johnson
Udo Kier
Marc Blucas
Rob Morgan
and
Fred Melamed

True Rating: 8.4/10

Body Count- 10

Note: You can tell that this from the guy who did Bone Tomahawk. The brutality is strong, but infrequent. It's definitely a different route for Vince Vaughn who actually rocks the role.

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

387

5.7

6.4

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Familiar Actors:
Dane DeHaan
Cara Delevingne
Clive Owen
Rihanna
Ethan Hawke
Yifan Wu
Sam Spruell
Rutger Hauer
Louis Leterrier
Olivier Megaton
Elizabeth Debicki
Cindy Bruna
Ola Rapace
John Goodman
Tonio Descanvelle
Mathieu Kassovitz
and
Robbie Rist

True Rating: 8.2/10

Body Count- At least 500,071

BAMF's rating:

5.2

O Matador (2017)

Familiar Actors:
None

True Rating: 8.4/10

Body Count- 54+ (Some are alluded to and in one scene there are a bunch of bodies in the distance though too difficult to assess)

Note: The story and cinematography are excellent. It's unique. Though there are a few loose ends here and there that never get proper attention.

BAMF's rating:

491

6.3

6.7

Atomic Blonde

Familiar Actors:
Charlize Theron
James McAvoy
Eddie Marsan
John Goodman
Toby Jones
James Faulkner
Sofia Boutella
Bill Skarsgård
Til Schweiger
and
Daniel Bernhardt

True Rating: 8/10

Body Count- 21+

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9 Stars

978

6.9

7.9

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Cate Blanchett
Idris Elba
Jeff Goldblum
Tessa Thompson
Karl Urban
Mark Ruffalo
Anthony Hopkins
Benedict Cumberbatch
Taika Waititi
Rachel House
Clancy Brown
Tadanobu Asano
Ray Stevenson
Zachary Levi
Luke Hemsworth
Sam Neill
Cohen Holloway
and
Stan Lee
with
Matt Damon

True Rating: 9.3/10

Body Count- A few hundred (I kind of lost the ball on counting here though so I don't have an exact count since I couldn't pause of course)

BAMF's rating:

115

7.2

7.4

Mudbound (2003)

Familiar Actors:
Carey Mulligan
Garrett Hedlund
Jason Clarke
Jonathan Banks
Jason Mitchell
Mary J. Blige
Kerry Cahill
Kelvin Harrison
Rob Morgan
David Jensen
and
Elton LeBlanc

True Rating: 9.2/10

Body Count- 10

BAMF's rating:

124

Starry Eyes

Familiar Actors:
Amanda Fuller
Noah Segan
Fabianne Therese
Pat Healy
Maria Olsen
Elissa Dowling
Trent Haaga
and
Brianna Womick

True Rating: 8.8/10

Body Count- 5

Note: A pretty twisted movie which sort of mirrors what's going on in Hollywood in a way.

BAMF's rating:

6.2

6.3

Mayhem (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Steve Yeun
Samara Weaving
Steven Brand
Caroline Chikezie
Dallas Roberts
and
André Eriksen

True Rating: 8.8/10

Body Count- Maybe 20 (Some may not have actually been dead)

Note: It's not what I was expecting, but it was still pretty fun. It reminded me of Office Space, Bloodsucking Bastards, Belko Experiment, and Quarantine. It's Definitely worth checking out.

BAMF's rating:

117

5.6

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Mila Kunis
Kristen Bell
Kathryn Hahn
Christine Baranski
Susan Sarandon
Cheryl Hines
Jay Hernandez
Justin Hartley
Peter Gallagher
Oona Laurence
Emjay Anthony
Lyle Brocato
Wanda Sykes
Christina Applegate
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
Kenny G
and
David Walton

True Rating: 9.2/10

Note: To be honest I loved it!

BAMF's rating:

187

5.5

Absolutely Anything (2015)

Familiar Actors:
Simon Pegg
Kate Beckinsale
Rob Riggle
Eddie Izzard
Robin Williams
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Michael Palin
and
Lasco Atkins

True Rating: 9.2/10

Body Count- 9+ish

Note: It reminds me of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Bruce Almighty. I find it's a bit low rated, but I loved it!

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10 Stars

493

6.8

7.4

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Andy Serkis
Woody Harrelson
Steve Zahn
Karin Konoval
Amiah Miller
Terry Notary
Ty Olsson
Michael Adamthwaite
Toby Kebbell
Judy Greer
Sara Canning
Aleks Paunovic
Alessandro Juliani
Max Lloyd-Jones
Roger R. Cross
Chad Rook
and
Dean Redman

True Rating: 10/10

Body Count- 178 (Roughly Estimated as some deaths aren't explicitly shown)

BAMF's rating:

5.4

5.2

Bushwick (2017)

Familiar Actors:
Dave Bautista
Brittany Snow
Arturo Castro
Christian Navarro
Jeremie Harris
and
Quincy Chad

True Rating: 10/10

Body Count- 90+ (There are definitely a lot more that aren't seen and my count may be slightly off)

BAMF's rating:

6.7

Blade of the Immortal

Familiar Actors:
Sota Fukushi
Erika Toda
Kazuki Kitamura
and
Chiaki Kuriyama

True Rating: 10/10

Body Count- Roughly 298+ (There are tons of bodies and sometimes they are killed on-screen and mixed with off-screen kills so hard to get an exact estimate)

BAMF's rating:

507

6.3

6.7

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Familiar Actors:
Taron Egerton
Edward Holcroft
Mark Strong
Hanna Alström
Thomas Turgoose
Julianne Moore
Colin Firth
Michael Gambon
Sophie Cookson
Channing Tatum
Halle Berry
Elton John
Jeff Bridges
Pedro Pascal
Poppy Delevingne
Bruce Greenwood
Emily Watson
Samantha Womack
Lee Nicholas Harris
Mark Holden
and
Pete Buzzsaw Holland

True Rating: 9.6/10

Body Count- 99+ (There are definitely many off-screen deaths)

Note: It has it's issues, but I still had a lot of fun watching it.

BAMF's rating:

450

7.6

7.9

Captain Fantastic

Familiar Actors:
Viggo Mortensen
George MacKay
Samantha Isler
Annalise Basso
Nicholas Hamilton
Shree Crooks
Kathryn Hahn
Steve Zahn
Erin Moriarty
Missi Pyle
Frank Langella
and
Ann Dowd

True Rating: 10/10

Body Count- 3

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Awards & Other Things

Best Picture of the Month: Captain Fantastic
Oddest Picture of the Month: The Happiness of the Katakuris
Worst Picture of the Month: Deep
Best New to me Actor: Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes)
Best Lead Actress: Jane Fonda (Our Souls at Night)
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchette (Thor: Ragnarok)
Worst Actress: Alicia Silverstone (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul)
Best Lead Actor: Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Stiller (The Meyerowitz Stories)
Worst Actor: Jed Rees (Pup Star)
Guilty Pleasure Fun Picture: Absolutely Anything
Surprise Good Picture of the Month: Blood Hunt
Most Brutal Death Scene: Starry Eyes
Best Sequel or Remake: War for the Planet of the Apes
Worst Sequel or Remake: Pup Star: Better 2Gether
Best Twist: The Killer
Best Visual Effects: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planet
Worst Visual Effects: Deep
Highest Body Count On-Screen: 298+ (Blade of the Immortal)
Highest Body Count Off-Screen: 500,0071 (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets)
Lowest Body Count: 0 (Prankz)
Total Body Count: 500, 984 (Several hundred more from Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok so much chaos to keep track of)

Under the Radar Movies I Recommend Seeing:
Absolutely Anything
A Bad Mom's Christmas
Bushwick
Starry Eyes
The Killer
Mayhem
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Mudbound
Brawl in Cell Block 99
The Wall
Blade of the Immortal
Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Most Seen Actors This Month:
Chris Coppola- 3
Conrad Vernon- 2
Kathryn Hahn- 2
Pete Buzzsaw Holland- 2
Kaitlyn Maher- 2
Ziggy Marley- 2
Obba Babatundé- 2
Lombardo Boyar- 2
David DeLuise- 2
Benjamin Flores Jr.- 2
Jonathan Mangum- 2
Steve Valentine- 2
Danny Woodburn- 2
Carlos Alazraqui- 2
Bob Bergen- 2
Jess Harnell- 2
Phil LaMarr- 2
Steve Zahn- 2
Judy Greer- 2
John Goodman- 2
Makenzie Moss- 2
Jed Rees- 2
Rob Morgan- 2